Exodus 3:9

9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Exodus 3:9 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
English Standard Version (ESV)
9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
New Living Translation (NLT)
9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.
The Message Bible (MSG)
9 "The Israelite cry for help has come to me, and I've seen for myself how cruelly they're being treated by the Egyptians.
American Standard Version (ASV)
9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
9 I have heard the cry of the people of Israel. I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
9 The Israelites' cry for help has come to Me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
9 "And now Israel's cry for help has reached me. I have seen the way the Egyptians are beating them down.

Exodus 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 3:9

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is
come unto me
See ( Exodus 2:23 ) : and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them;
which is repeated to observe the great notice he took of it; and the reason of his descent and appearance in this wonderful manner, as well as of the urgent necessity of Moses's going to deliver the people from their oppression.

Exodus 3:9 In-Context

7 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.
8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.
10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 1:14; Exodus 2:23; S Numbers 10:9
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